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Obviously we are 4 players short. That's what needs to be decided and figured out.

Jaime Garcia may need surgery. Furcal may need surgery. Shelby Miller should in the rotation next year.

I think Fernando Salas is in danger of losing his spot next year. The guys who could be in the pen plus the fact we have 6 possible guys in the rotation and one could end up in the pen. Only thing salas has going for him is he can pitch a couple of mop up innings but that's not a necessity.

Guys who could take the last 4 spots

1. Kolten Wong 2B. If he makes it he's are new starting 2B.

2. A free agent, right handed centerfielder with Power. This a necessity IMO. We have a very left handed bench.

3. Jaime Garcia. All depends on health

4. Rafael furcal. All on health

5. Pete Kozma. Possible. But I don't think anyone has been to impressed after the hot start and what he is doing now.

6. Ryan Jackson. Best defensive player in the system. SS/2B

7. Shelby Miller, top prospect. He's ready. Him being on playoff roster shows pretty clear they think he is to.

8. Oscar Tavares. Least likely IMO. But if he comes to spring training and his .500, what can we do?

Wow..what a bad way to end a season. Can't believe neither of the games were close. Should've beat CY Zito in game 5. My off season wish list ....Wong at 2nd...need a shortstop.....put Taveras in center. Trade Jay and go get a shortstop. Like jay defensively but he's the quietest .300 hitter of all time. Let some young pitchers start or in bigger roles out of pen. And go get a lefty for the pen.

Well I might as well get started, this is arguably my favorite time of the year....the off-season

But this will be a quiet off-season for us.

What I think our 2013 OD roster will look like

C - Y. Molina
C - T. Cruz
AAA replacement
C - B. Anderson

1B - Allen Craig
AAA replacement
1B - Matt Adams

2B - Matt Carpenter
They are forcing Carpenter to focus on second all off-season, it is his position to have next season
2B - Daniel Descalso and Skip Schumaker backing up
AAA replacement
2B - Kolton Wong

SS - R. Furcal if healthy. If not, you will see a guy signed like a Stephen Drew, Jason Bartlett like depth player
Descalso and Kozma will both get time at short, but it's still Furcal's position. If the team doesn't think he will be healthy on OD then there will be a low level signing for a guy like Drew or Bartlett or someone of that caliber for not that much money
AAA replacement
SS - Greg Garcia
And I would argue that you almost just give him the job. I think he can handle it.

LF - Matt Holliday
backups of Skip Schumaker, Allen Craig, Matt Carpenter
AAA replacement
CF - Oscar Taveras, if there is an injury in our outfield, and Matt Carpenter can play second base, it will be Taveras who gets called up

Well I might as well get started, this is arguably my favorite time of the year....the off-season

But this will be a quiet off-season for us.

What I think our 2013 OD roster will look like

C - Y. Molina
C - T. Cruz
AAA replacement
C - B. Anderson

1B - Allen Craig
AAA replacement
1B - Matt Adams

2B - Matt Carpenter
They are forcing Carpenter to focus on second all off-season, it is his position to have next season
2B - Daniel Descalso and Skip Schumaker backing up
AAA replacement
2B - Kolton Wong

SS - R. Furcal if healthy. If not, you will see a guy signed like a Stephen Drew, Jason Bartlett like depth player
Descalso and Kozma will both get time at short, but it's still Furcal's position. If the team doesn't think he will be healthy on OD then there will be a low level signing for a guy like Drew or Bartlett or someone of that caliber for not that much money
AAA replacement
SS - Greg Garcia
And I would argue that you almost just give him the job. I think he can handle it.

LF - Matt Holliday
backups of Skip Schumaker, Allen Craig, Matt Carpenter
AAA replacement
CF - Oscar Taveras, if there is an injury in our outfield, and Matt Carpenter can play second base, it will be Taveras who gets called up